This is a
pattern recognition problem from a CogAT-style test. Let’s break it down step by step.
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🔍 Step 1: Analyze the top row
We have:
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Left image: One blue button with
2 holes.
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Arrow →
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Right image: One red button with
4 holes.
So, what changed?
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Color: Blue → Red
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Number of holes: 2 → 4 (doubled)
So the transformation rule seems to be:
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Double the number of holes, and
change the color (blue to red — possibly just a color swap).
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🔍 Step 2: Apply the same rule to the bottom row
We have:
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Left image: Three black computer mice.
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Arrow → ?
We need to apply the same transformation.
But wait — in the top row, we had
one object transforming into
one object with doubled holes.
Here, we have
three objects. So what should we double?
It’s logical that we
double the number of objects, not “holes” (since mice don’t have holes like buttons). This is a common pattern in these tests — the *attribute being doubled* depends on what makes sense for the object.
So:
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Number of mice: 3 → should become
6 (double)
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Color: Black → should change to another color (like red or something contrasting)
Looking at the answer choices:
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A: 5 mice — too few
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B: 6 mice —
✔ matches doubling
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C: 8 mice — too many
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D: 10 mice — way too many
Only
B has
6 mice.
Also, notice the mice in B are colored
red and white — matching the color change from black to red (similar to blue→red above).
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✔ Final Answer: B
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🧠 Why not the others?
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A (5): Not double of 3.
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C (8): Not double — maybe 3×2+2? No clear logic.
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D (10): Way off — no relation to doubling 3.
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🎯 Conclusion:
The pattern is:
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Double the quantity of objects and
change the color.
Applied to 3 black mice →
6 red/white mice =
Option B
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✔ Correct Answer: B
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of gifted and talented worksheet.